{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-331","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-331","heading":"Finality of abbreviated and formal probate proceedings.","body":"(a)\nAn abbreviated probate proceeding shall be set aside if, within 6 months after notice of the appointment of the personal representative pursuant to section 20-704, an interested person makes a request for a formal probate proceeding.\n\n(b)\nA formal probate proceeding may be reopened if, within 6 months after the notice of appointment of the personal representative pursuant to section 20-704: (1) An interested person makes a request; and (2) the Court finds that:\n(A)\nthe notice provided in section 20-704 was not given to such interested person and such interested person did not have actual notice of the petition for probate;\n(B)\nthere was a material mistake or substantial irregularity in the prior probate proceeding; or\n(C)\nthe proponent of a later offered will, in spite of the exercise of reasonable diligence, was actually unaware of such will’s existence at the time of the prior probate proceeding.\n\n(c)\nExcept as provided in section 20-305 and this section, an abbreviated probate proceeding shall be final and binding as to all interested persons.","path":["Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Opening the Estate.","Subchapter IV. Finality."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-331","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4e59468b0f0029b48ff052cbc5d16e5dd93f4a37ba8af52276f421e2bcae4ad4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-324","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-341"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}